Taj Melson
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Birth place: Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 9" (175 cm) | 161 lb (73 kg)
Birth place: Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
5 ' 9" (175 cm) | 161 lb (73 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 23 | 1997 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL Taylor Cup Champion | San Diego Gulls defeated Anchorage Aces 4‑0 in a best of seven series. |
| 24 | 1998 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL Taylor Cup Champion | San Diego Gulls defeated Tacoma Sabercats 4‑1 in a best of seven series. |
| 27 | 2001 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL Taylor Cup Champion | San Diego Gulls defeated Idaho Steelheads 4‑3 in a best of seven series. |
| WCHL Taylor Cup Championships | | ||||
Regular Season
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| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 1996‑97 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 22 | 36 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 47 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10.4 |
| 1997‑98 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1997‑98 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 23 | 51 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 59 | 64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9.7 |
| 1998‑99 | Las Vegas Thunder | IHL | 24 | 72 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 48 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.8 |
| 1998‑99 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 24 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| 1999‑00 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 25 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.6 |
| 1999‑00 | Fort Wayne Komets | UHL | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999‑00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 25 | 43 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2000‑01 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 26 | 31 | 6 | 22 | 28 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5.0 |
| 2001‑02 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 27 | 45 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| 2003‑04 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2005‑06 | San Diego Gulls | ECHL | 31 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| WCHL Totals | 192 | 51 | 109 | 160 | 222 | 143 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8.2 | |||
| IHL Totals | 116 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 66 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | |||
| ECHL Totals | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | |||
| UHL Totals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996‑97 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 |
| 1997‑98 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 23 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 |
| 1998‑99 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 1999‑00 | Utah Grizzlies | IHL | 25 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2000‑01 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 26 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| 2001‑02 | San Diego Gulls | WCHL | 27 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.4 |
| WCHL Totals | 48 | 8 | 34 | 42 | 71 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | |||
| IHL Totals | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |